My pain started a few days after a long driving trip (4000 miles). It's the first time I've had this problem. The pain was very intense making even simple movements of my left leg very painful. It was a 10 on the 1-10 scale. Bending over was impossible. No matter how long I looked at my sock on the floor I could not pick it up. The pain would strike from my left butt cheek to my left ankle. After I'd move it would continue to ache for a period of time. I could not sit in most chairs as it was too uncomfortable. I spent four days in a chair with minimal time out of the chair. I could barely walk to get to the bathroom or to get food. After the fourth day I found that 800 mg of Ibuprofen would give me relief for about three hours. The day after that (today) the pain was much less, only about a 4 on the 10 scale and that was without any Ibuprofen. I'm looking forward to continued recovery.

To begin with, the pain was located in the upper inner quadrant of the left buttock as if a deep intramuscular injection was given! Then the pain started radiating down the buttock, back of the thigh down to the popliteal fossa. I could minimize the pain by adopting certain postures. Heat was more effective in alleviating the pain. In three weeks time, the pain severity came down by almost 50% without using too many analgesics. Walking exercises were continued despite pain.

I have pain in both legs, starting from my ankles, up my legs to my butt and back. To stand in one spot is unbearable, and I have to keep moving my legs around. Sometimes it gets so bad that I have to stand alone to control the pain or I get down on my knees to get in bed. It doesn't feel like cramps, but more like growing pains, which I know isn't the issue. I use my cane, but even with that I have to slouch down to walk. My family ignores it.

I have had two lumbar and one cervical fusion surgeries. I have peripheral neuropathy and cervical myelopathy; chronic sciatica; and lower back, hip, and upper left leg pain. I have seen a pain management doctor and none of his treatments worked. I have taken many different opioids, but nothing helps. For the past three months I have been using a cannabis salve, applied directly to the painful areas. With all I have gone through, the cannabis salve is the only thing that allows some relief.

I was struck with sciatica at work. My doctor said it was from being bent over for long periods of time (I work in a sawmill). I lost eight months of work. The pain was unbearable and I was on two different pain relievers prescribed by my doctor, along with two different painkillers from Mexico that aren't allowed in Canada. I lost $40,000 in wages and my boss lied and said it happened while I was sleeping. This means no worker's compensation. On a scale of 1-10, my pain was 10 times 10. I don't wish that pain on my worst enemy.

I have a sharp pain from my lower left buttock to my toes. It is becoming more difficult to walk a short distance without limping. My PA prescribed a muscle relaxer and Vicodin, but the pain persists. I am scheduled for a MRI and received a referral to a spine specialist. It's been 6 months of pain! This is starting to infringe on my quality of life & I resent it!

I just had neck surgery. After the surgery about 3 days later my sciatica got a lot worse. At times it feels like my leg is on fire and electrical shock in my leg when I stand or walk.